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Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for the Feast of the Holy Family Celebrating the Christmas Season Dec 29 – FEAST of the HOLY FAMILY Regular Saturday Vigil / Sunday schedule Jan 1 – MARY, MOTHER of GOD (IS a Holy Day of Obligation this year) Regular Holy Day schedule: Tuesday Vigil 7:30pm Wednesday 7 & 9am,…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Creator and creature, divine and human… look and see that already in Jesus creation is being restored, to be completed on the Cross and empty tomb, but well underway. Why? because God is Love, and Jesus is love incarnate, completely humble, helpless, and absolutely, irresistibly loveable. We study more…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for the Feast of the Holy Family Celebrating the Christmas Season Dec 29 – FEAST of the HOLY FAMILY Regular Saturday Vigil / Sunday schedule Jan 1 – MARY, MOTHER of GOD (IS a Holy Day of Obligation this year) Regular Holy Day schedule: Tuesday Vigil 7:30pm Wednesday 7 & 9am,…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for the Christmas Vigil Worship Aid for Midnight Mass and Christmas Day   Merry Christmas to all! Wishing blessings for the new year. Dec 24 – CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASSES 4:30pm, 8:30pm (preceded by Choir Carol Prelude at 8pm) Midnight Mass • 12am (preceded by Choir Prelude of Carols at 11:30pm)…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, (continued from Sunday, December 22) We want so badly to think that we are all we need and we can have God all figured out, but we aren’t, and we can’t. And that is okay because that is who God is and who we are, but it doesn’t mean…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for the Fourth Sunday in Advent     Celebrating the Christmas Season Dec 24 – CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASSES 4:30pm, 8:30pm (preceded by Choir Carol Prelude at 8pm) Midnight Mass • 12am (preceded by Choir Prelude of Carols at 11:30pm) Dec 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES Midnight Mass 7, 9, 11am…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Now, in the middle of the Christmas Mystery, we need to stop for a moment and consider: “What is actually happening here?” Most people are not looking for some kind of theological presentation, although a little knowledge can change your life. Book knowledge is good (and we should be…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, It has been a crazy season, crazier than ever. And I don’t know if you noticed, parish life has become non-stop. I included a photo of last week’s breakfast with Santa/classroom Christmas tree raffle/Christmas shop below because I have never seen so many people packed in our cafeteria/gym for…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for the Third Sunday in Advent     The Springfield Council of the Knights of Columbus will be selling Christmas trees in the lower parking lot from November 30 through December 20. Please support the charitable work of the Council by purchasing your tree from the Knights. The lot is open…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Last week we celebrated the Rite of Entrance at the 11am Mass, literally formally welcoming all those who are in our OCIA (formerly RCIA) program, who are discerning being received into full communion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation. At this point, those who are to…